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Sade’s Love Is Stronger Than Pride

Love Is Stronger than Pride Album: Stronger Than Pride (1988) Written by Andrew Hale / Helen Adu / Stuart Matthewman. When Sade Adu sings this song, there is a lot of pain. Not the pain of lost love, but the pain that she cannot express love freely to…

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So into J-pop: Ayumi Hamasaki

Here is my dedication to listening to Ayumi Hamasaki for almost 15 years. Well, it began with Hamasaki, and then my love for Japanese pop music spiraled in all directions. The first Japanese song I ever heard was back in 2007, with Hamasaki’s Is this LOVE? on YouTube.…

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